diff --git a/dirmngr/dirmngr.c b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
index 7d478b373..a72acd01c 100644
--- a/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
+++ b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
           if (csh_style)
             {
               *strchr (infostr, '=') = ' ';
-              es_printf ( "setenv %s\n", infostr);
+              es_printf ( "setenv %s;\n", infostr);
             }
           else
             {